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Exclamation vs Squeal - What's the difference?

exclamation | squeal | Synonyms |

Exclamation is a synonym of squeal.


As nouns the difference between exclamation and squeal

is that exclamation is a loud calling or crying out; outcry; loud or emphatic utterance; vehement vociferation; clamor; that which is cried out, as an expression of feeling; sudden expression of sound or words indicative of emotion, as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc while squeal is a high-pitched sound, as a scream of a child, or noisy worn-down brake pads.

As a verb squeal is

to scream by making a shrill, prolonged sound.

exclamation

English

(Webster 1913)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A loud calling or crying out; outcry; loud or emphatic utterance; vehement vociferation; clamor; that which is cried out, as an expression of feeling; sudden expression of sound or words indicative of emotion, as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.
  • A word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word expressing passion, as wonder, fear, or grief.
  • A mark or sign by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked; thus [!]; – also called an exclamation point.
  • Derived terms

    * exclamation mark * exclamation point

    Anagrams

    * ----

    squeal

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A high-pitched sound, as a scream of a child, or noisy worn-down brake pads.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To scream by making a shrill, prolonged sound.
  • To give sensitive information about someone to a third party; to rat on someone.
  • Derived terms

    * squealer

    Anagrams

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